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I think art has a right—not an obligation—to be difficult if it wishes.
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This means art is allowed to be challenging, obscure, or demanding if that is the form it takes. But difficulty is not a duty: art does not have to make itself hard in order to be worthwhile. The key distinction is between having the freedom to be difficult and being required to challenge every audience.
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- The Paris Review, “Geoffrey Hill, The Art of Poetry No. 80”
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